MATASII MACRO MAP: CREDIT CYCLE ROADMAP THE NEW YORK FED “EMPIRE” 6 MONTH EXPECTATIONS PLUMMETING – The Above Roadmap Would Anticipate Such An Early Signal.
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THE FIVE BIGGEST “MARKET CONUNDRUMS”
THE FIVE BIGGEST “MARKET CONUNDRUMS” Change in market tone since September: From 2016 through August 2017, global interest and forex rates and stock prices were strongly influenced by 10y UST yield movements. This led investors globally to focus on US rates. However, since September this simple landscape has changed, creating headaches for bond, forex, and […]
JUST TOO MANY WARNING SIGNS TO IGNORE!
JUST TOO MANY WARNING SIGNS TO IGNORE! — EXTRACTED & MODIFIED FROM: 11-14-17 The latest Macro View edition by Bloomberg Macro Commentator and former Lehman trader, Mark Cudmore – “There Are Too Many Warning Signs”: Why One Trader Thinks Stocks Are Set To Slide In The Coming Days” — Stock markets look set to continue […]
SMART SAVVY INVESTORS OR MINDLESS NEGLIGENCE?
SMART SAVVY INVESTORS OR MINDLESS NEGLIGENCE? “Stock Market has increased by 5.2 Trillion dollars since the election on November 8th, a 25% increase.” Dow’s up over 15.5 percent year-to-date. The value of global equities is now 3 1/2 times that at the financial crisis bottom in March 2009. The dollar-denominated capitalization of worldwide shares (Aided […]
WHAT IS DRIVING THIS RALLY’S RELENTLESS REGISTRATION OF RECORDS?
WHAT IS DRIVING THIS RALLY’S RELENTLESS REGISTRATION OF RECORDS? OBSERVATION By some quantitative measures, the recent bid is among the most relentless the market has seen in the past half century, No matter how the market opened, it has consistently closed the day strongly, Going back 55 years, the average cumulative intra-day losses over a 25-day […]
CENTRAL BANK’S INCREASING OWNERSHIP OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS
CENTRAL BANK’S INCREASING OWNERSHIP OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS UPDATE: Latest Statistics Shows That BOJ Now Directly Owns 5% of Nikkei EXISTING POST: CENTRAL BANK’S INCREASING OWNERSHIP OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS The Central Bankers are quietly “taking over” the ownership of the Financial Markets. They are effectively “Nationalizing” the markets. RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS: JAPAN: Japan’s Second Largest Bank […]
WATCH US$ & CONSUMER COMFORT AS ECB’S OCTOBER 26TH MEETING APPROACHES!
WATCH US$ & CONSUMER COMFORT AS ECB’S OCTOBER 26TH MEETING APPROACHES! LATEST CONSUMER COMFORT UPDATE: US CONSUMER COMFORT PLUNGES MOST IN 13 MONTHS AS “PERSONAL FINANCE” FEARS MOUNT ————————————————————————————————– EXISTING POST: WATCH US$ & CONSUMER COMFORT AS ECB’S OCTOBER 26TH MEETING APPROACHES! Unless you have been living under a rock you are well aware of what […]
US STOCK BUYBACKS IN BIGGEST SLIDE SINCE FINANCIAL CRISIS
US STOCK BUYBACKS IN BIGGEST SLIDE SINCE FINANCIAL CRISIS — SOURCE: 08-14-17 ZeroHedge – “US Stock Buybacks In Biggest Slide Since The Financial Crisis” — In light of today’s euphoric market reaction, which has seen the VIX plunge by over 3 vols, or 20% lower, to just over 12 and sent both the Nasdaq and […]
22 TROUBLING FACTS ON WHY NOT TO FOLLOW THE HERD
22 TROUBLING FACTS ON WHY NOT TO FOLLOW THE HERD — SOURCE: 07-26-17 Michael Lebowitz, CFA (720 Global) Below are 22 realities to explain why we do not not recommend following the herd. Equity/Bond Valuations The S&P 500 Cyclically Adjusted Price to Earnings (CAPE) valuation has only been greater on one occasion, the late 1990s. It is […]
ONLY THE CENTRAL BANKS ARE NOW LEFT TO BUY
ONLY THE CENTRAL BANKS ARE NOW LEFT TO BUY Negative free cash balances are screaming about the risk from investors having piled on the highest levels of leverage in market history. Additionally, a look at the stock-to-cash ratios suggests there is very little available current buying power available from investors. Each month, the Investment Company Institute […]